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Alternative Energy


Can-do attitude moves from oil production to carbon capture as Jim Carter takes on greenhouse gas

As the premier who launched the province’s modern industrial era, Alberta political icon Peter Lougheed set its tone by often dividing humanity into two classes — “doers” and “critics,” he called them. Most Albertans, he repeatedly told the legislature and election rallies, are doers as opposed to a critic minority that he branded “the Toronto-NDP crowd.”
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A hybrid fuel-pump puts a dent in fugitive emissions

September 01, 2010 Category: Alternative Energy Tags: , , , , ,
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Evergreen Energy Technologies combines solar power and fuel cells at well-sites More →

Biofuel mandates are tough to stomach

August 03, 2010 Category: Alternative Energy, Economics Tags: , , ,
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The eco-credentials of biofuel aren't all they're cracked up to be More →

The future of power lies with natural gas

August 03, 2010 Category: Alternative Energy Tags: , , , , ,
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But distributed generation won't replace coal-fired electricity overnight More →

Atco Gas turns to geo-thermal heat in Edmonton

June 07, 2010 Category: Alternative Energy, Technology Tags: , ,
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The technology could ultimately be applied to oil sands work camps More →

Montana Alberta Tie Line (at long last) set to break ground

June 07, 2010 Category: Alternative Energy Tags: , , ,
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Could it solve an alternative power bottleneck in southern Alberta? More →

Edmonton looks to biofuel to solve its waste woes

May 01, 2010 Category: Alternative Energy Tags: , , ,
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Forget the old saying about trash and treasure. Edmonton’s garbage could soon be filling your gas tank More →

Bruce Power is no closer to realizing its Western ambitions

May 01, 2010 Category: Alternative Energy Tags: , , ,
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The proposal to build a twin-reactor in Peace Country is chilled by local opposition, staggering costs and industrial indifference More →

Falling capital costs add to the appeal of wind energy in Alberta’s alternative energy mix

May 01, 2009 Category: Alternative Energy Tags:
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But transmission capacity and a deregulated power market remain significant hurdles More →

Energy and environment are top priorities ahead of President Barack Obama’s first official visit to Canada

May 01, 2009 Category: Alternative Energy, Environment Tags: , , , , , , , , ,
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The Canada School of Energy and Environment briefs federal Environment Minister Jim Prentice on the status of Canada-United States climate change initiatives More →

Energy Minister’s Outlook on Saskatchewan

April 01, 2009 Category: Alternative Energy, Policy Tags: ,
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Saskatchewan Energy Minister Bill Boyd declares full ahead on oil, but leaves many questions about atomic power unanswerred More →

Chart of the Week

Alberta Oil Magazine chart of the week

Offshore drilling moves to the deep end

The proportion of deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico first began to outpace drilling at shallower depths in the early 1980s, figures from the U.S. Department of the Interior Minerals Management Service show. The gap grew steadily until the late-1990s, when production from deepwater plays rose dramatically. The sudden increase in deepwater activity lends credence to the argument that oil is increasingly harder and more expensive to access.

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